Laird Announces Pullout Speedup Amid Global Tensions
Defense secretary Laird says the momentum of the pullout has not slowed as reports claim Russia halted new ICBMs. he notes Soviet missile activity continues and stresses US vows to maintain strategic balance in the Middle East while pursuing a diplomatic path to peace. He also outlines Korea troop reductions with substantial modernization of allied forces and increased U.S. military aid in compensation.
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Laird
Vienna
Middle East
United States
Israel
U.S
Nixon
Egypt
Korea
South Vietnam
General, 6 Others Lost on Copter
General, 6 Others Lost on Copter reported American combat casualties reaching 42,919 killed 262,966 wounded and 1,442 missing or captured as the war’s weekly toll fell to its lowest since December 1966. South Vietnamese data show 371 government troops killed and 1,027 wounded last week, with total government deaths 140,175 and 231,602 wounded since 1960. Allied commands record 1,395 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed last week and 655,145 since January 1, 1981, while eight-week Cambodian operations yield 954 American deaths and 1,663 wounded from April 29 to June 30.
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U.S
Nixon and Reagan Spar Over Welfare Cutoff at Stag Party
Nixon mocked federal probes and cited prohibition as similar to today while praising his wife Pat’s Peru goodwill mission. Reagan warned of federal enforcement actions on California welfare rules, calling it bureaucracy’s battle and asserting state control with a $70 million cost estimate and a pending bill to resolve differences.
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Nixon
Reagan
Senate
Peru
Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
California
Capitol
FL Sumter
Washington
Heagan
ACTION LINE queries and local service answers
The column covers pay owed from the Army for 20 days of accrued leave and resolves a misrouted check, tobacco history tracing its spread from the Americas to Europe by the 16th century, and baton twirling instruction offers in Long Beach with park locations and a contact number.
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U.S. Army Finance Center
Indiana
A. K
Artesia
Lars Miller
Action Line
St. Dix
Washington
Ft. Dix
Europe
J. C
Long Beach
North
South America
France
Portugal
England
Jean Nicot
California at risk of losing HEW welfare aid
A court decision abolished minimum residency rules for welfare and barred the man in the house tactic. It also required periodic adjustments of welfare payment standards and fair hearings before aid loss. By April 1 Indiana showed 11 probable violations, with California 17, Arizona 13, Nebraska 2. federal totals unavailable. Compliance hearings follow negotiations breakdowns.
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Indiana
California
Arizona
Nebraska
Fire Claims 86 Year Old Ex-Nurse in Anaheim
A fire at 419 Minvis Street in Anaheim killed 66 year old Margaret J. Miller a retired nurse. The blaze started early this morning at 3 40 a.m. and was controlled within ten minutes by six city fire companies. The Orange County coroner’s office reported the death at the scene.
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Anaheim
Margaret J. Miller
Miinvis St
Orange County
State Covers Bigger Cut of L.B. Tideland Revenue
Long Beach plans bigger share of tidelands revenue for the Queen Mary project as $52 million has been spent converting the liner. About $20 million is private investment, with the rest from city tidelands funds. The Legislature and State Lands Commission face scrutiny over use of funds for museum plans and related facilities.
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Queen Mary
Tidelands Oif
A. Alain Post
Long Beach
Post
State Lands Commission
the Mary
John R. Mansell
Tidelands
Vanderbilt Bequests Total 50 Million to University and Others
Harold Vanderbilt, 85, dies in Newport and leaves Vanderbilt University 41 million and other institutions 9 million. Bequests go to widow Gertrude Lewis Conaway, employees, and friends. Behn, Vanderbilt’s lawyer, will file the will in Florida next week. Vanderbilt, Harvard alumnus, built a family fortune from the New York Central Railroad heritage.
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New York
Harold 8. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University
James J. Behn
Vanderbilt
Florida
Newport
Bul
Cornelius
New York Central Railroad
University
Harvard University
Harvard
Beha
Gertrude Lewis Conaway
Philadelphia
Senffs attacked in quiet Rosemead area home
Local investigators join Los Angeles County detectives to compare similarities with a hammer beating case. Senff family car and hammer found near the home. no robbery evidence. Neighbors recall the Senffs as a quiet, private family in San Gabriel near Rosemead. Bonn ups thunderstorm cuts communications with rain hail and lightning in Rhineland.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Rosemead
Lloyd A. Walters
San Gabriel
Los Angeles
Bonn
Rhineland
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